SINGAPORE — Infectious disease experts who spoke to TODAY on Wednesday (Aug 4) were generally optimistic that Singapore will be able to exit the current Phase Two (heightened alert) as scheduled on Aug 18, despite the recent spike in cases linked to the Jurong Fishery Port and karaoke lounges.
However, among the five interviewed, only one, Dr Leong Hoe Nam from Rophi Clinic, expressed the view that the current restrictions may be extended by another four to six weeks.
Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang, the vice-dean (global health) at the National University of Singapore’s Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, said that Singapore will likely have 80 per cent of its population fully vaccinated by September.
As it is, 63 per cent of the population have already completed their vaccination regime as of Monday, and the country looks set to meet its target of having two-thirds of the population — or about 66 per cent — fully vaccinated by National Day on Aug 9.
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However, among the five interviewed, only one, Dr Leong Hoe Nam from Rophi Clinic, expressed the view that the current restrictions may be extended by another four to six weeks.
Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang, the vice-dean (global health) at the National University of Singapore’s Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, said that Singapore will likely have 80 per cent of its population fully vaccinated by September.
As it is, 63 per cent of the population have already completed their vaccination regime as of Monday, and the country looks set to meet its target of having two-thirds of the population — or about 66 per cent — fully vaccinated by National Day on Aug 9.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...t-phase-measures-unlinked-cases-still-concern
